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June 12th, 2012

June 12, 2012

Bishop tribal leaders and community members had an opportunity to meet with high-ranking state officials last month to discuss the tribeâs successful law enforcement and tribal court programs.
According to the Bishop Paiute Tribe, a collaborative meeting was held Wednesday, May 9, with the Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney Laurel White, U.S. Attorneyâs Office Outreach Specialist Sean Vassar, U.S. Attorneyâs Office Law Enforcement Coordinator George Anderson and Bureau of Indian Affairs/Office of Justice Servicesâ new Special Agent in Charge of California Carleen Fischer.

June 12, 2012

June 12, 2012

Building on the momentum from its first, full-fledged Eastern Sierra stage production â and the overwhelmingly positive reviews and amount of support it received in the process â the Writers Actors Guild of the Eastern Sierra is forging ahead with its next labor of love.
As with its adaptation of âTuesdays with Morrieâ this past winter, WAG is bringing to local stages a popular, if not beloved, piece of work ripe for yet one more exploration of its highly relatable themes.

June 12, 2012

A final tally of Tuesdayâs votes shows two out of three incumbent county supervisors have been unseated and the third is headed to a runoff election in November.
After verifying and tallying all but 70 outstanding provisional ballots, the Inyo County Elections Department released a final count late Thursday night that reveals essentially the same results as those reported immediately after the June 5 Presidential Primary.

June 12, 2012

Bishop will see an influx of visitors this weekend as hundreds of California High School Rodeo Association finalists and their families take up residence for six days of exciting rodeo action.
Approximately 260 competitors, the best in the state from nine rodeo districts stretching from the Oregon to Mexico borders, will be putting their skill and talent to the test for the chance to advance to the National Finals in Iowa.

June 7th

June 7, 2012

Preliminary results from Tuesdayâs Primary election show close races for County Supervisor seats in Southern Inyo â and possible runoff elections â and, in Bishop, a victory for challenger Jeff Griffiths over incumbent Susan Cash.
As of midnight on Wednesday, 1,300 provisional and absentee ballots still had be counted, so a runoff between Griffiths and Cash is not out of the question, depending on the contents of those outstanding votes.

June 7, 2012

County leaders Tuesday rejected the Los Angeles Department of Water and Powerâs annual Lower Owens River Project Work Plan and Budget in favor of a plan they drafted. The county plan includes all the traditional elements and funding the two agencies have approved in past years.
Per an agreement between the two agencies, the annual work plan and budget has traditionally outlined the county and utilityâs share of the cost of hydrologic monitoring, biologic and water quality monitoring, mosquito abatement, beaver control, adaptive management and invasive weed species control.

June 7, 2012

Altrusa, Inyo County First 5, Inyo-Mono Master Gardeners, Owens Valley Edible Gardens, Inyo-Mono Advocates for Community Action and 20 Clarke Street Head Start preschoolers christened a new multi-purpose childrenâs garden Tuesday, June 5.
Not long after their teacher, Robin Murray, helped the youngsters cut a flowered-garland âribbonâ with large pruning sheers did they scamper off into their produce garden to pick strawberries.

June 7, 2012

June 7, 2012

Kenney Scruggs
1949-2012

Kenney Scruggs, the Bishop attorney and civic activist who became a voice in court for children trapped in their parents’ custody battles, has died after a struggle with cancer. She was 62.
Scruggs worked tirelessly on criminal and domestic cases, and often took on unpopular clients and cases without concern for the personal consequences. Her friends and relatives will remember her best for her personal devotion to loved ones who needed her.